Muscle wasting in myotonic dystrophies: a model of premature aging

AJ Mateos-Aierdi, M Goicoechea, A Aiastui… - Frontiers in aging …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1 or Steinert's disease) and type 2 (DM2) are multisystem
disorders of genetic origin. Progressive muscular weakness, atrophy and myotonia are the …

The relationships between sarcopenic skeletal muscle loss during ageing and macronutrient metabolism, obesity and onset of diabetes

AA Welch, RPG Hayhoe, D Cameron - Proceedings of the Nutrition …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Skeletal muscle is integral to the metabolism and utilisation of macronutrients; however,
substantial muscle loss and morphological changes occur with ageing. These are …

The role of systemic inflammation in cancer‐associated muscle wasting and rationale for exercise as a therapeutic intervention

CL Cole, IR Kleckner, A Jatoi, EM Schwarz… - JCSM clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Progressive skeletal muscle wasting in cancer cachexia involves a process of dysregulated
protein synthesis and breakdown. This catabolism may be the result of mal‐nutrition, and an …

Physical activity unveils the relationship between mitochondrial energetics, muscle quality, and physical function in older adults

G Distefano, RA Standley, X Zhang… - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background The concept of mitochondrial dysfunction in ageing muscle is highly
controversial. In addition, emerging evidence suggests that reduced muscle oxidative …

[PDF][PDF] Linking age-related changes in skeletal muscle mass and composition with metabolism and disease

I Janssen, R Ross - Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, 2005 - researchgate.net
Skeletal muscle (SM) plays a central role in many biological functions, such as movement
and metabolism, and alterations in SM mass and composition can have a marked influence …

Skeletal muscle atrophy: From mechanisms to treatments

L Yin, N Li, W Jia, N Wang, M Liang, X Yang… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle is a crucial tissue for movement, gestural assistance, metabolic
homeostasis, and thermogenesis. It makes up approximately 40% of the total body weight …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal muscle fat infiltration: impact of age, inactivity, and exercise

RL Marcus, O Addison, JP Kidde, LE Dibble… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2010 - Elsevier
Fat infiltration within the fascial envelope of the thigh or intermuscular adispose tissue
(IMAT), has been shown to be associated with both adverse metabolic and mobility …

High fat with high sucrose diet leads to obesity and induces myodegeneration

S Rasool, T Geetha, TL Broderick, JR Babu - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle utilizes both free fatty acids (FFAs) and glucose that circulate in the blood
stream. When blood glucose levels acutely increase, insulin stimulates muscle glucose …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of skeletal muscle mass on metabolic health

G Kim, JH Kim - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Skeletal muscle is regarded as an endocrine and paracrine organ. Muscle-derived secretory
proteins, referred to as myokines, mediate interactions between skeletal muscle mass and …

Age-associated differences in triceps surae muscle composition and strength–an MRI-based cross-sectional comparison of contractile, adipose and connective tissue

R Csapo, V Malis, U Sinha, J Du, S Sinha - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background In human skeletal muscles, the aging process causes a decrease of contractile
and a concomitant increase of intramuscular adipose (IMAT) and connective (IMCT) tissues …